My first Q&A of 2026 follows the 7pm show of Finn Anderson & Tania Azevedo’s @balladlines.bsky.social on 12 Feb, premiering at @swkplay.bsky.social Elephant 23 Jan-21 Mar. Presented by Aria Entertainment & KT Producing, Ballad Lines weaves one family’s hopes, sacrifices & songs across generations.

Killian Thomas Lefevre & Yiftach ‘Iffy’ Mizrahi will join Tony Award-winning actor-musician Levi Kreis to complete the cast for the UK premiere of Kreis’ new musical Already Perfect, running at the @kingsheadtheatre.bsky.social from 9 Jan-15 Feb, directed by Dave Solomon. Larry Lelli produces.

The world premiere of Spanish Oranges, the debut play by Alba Arikha, Samuel Beckett’s Goddaughter, directed by Myriam Cyr, will run at The Playground Theatre from 11 Feb-7 Mar. Star of Bond film The Living Daylights, Maryam D'Abo leads a cast that also includes Jay Villiers & Arianna Branca.

After a series of sold-out Australian seasons, Yentl, Kadimah Yiddish Theatre’s acclaimed new adaptation of Isaac Bashevis Singer’s story, will make its international premiere at Marylebone Theatre 6 Mar-12 Apr. The show is presented by Wild Yak Productions in association with Counterminers CIC.

Gabriel Akuwudike, Fiona Button, Angus Cooper, Seamus Dillane, Leila Farzad, Tim Frances, Holly Godliman, Isis Hainsworth, William Lawlor, Colin Mace, Prasanna Puwanarajah & Matthew Steer are cast in @oldvictheatre.bsky.social’s production of the late Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia, running 24 Jan–21 Mar.

LA–based writer & comedian Sam Morrison’s Sugar Daddy will run at Underbelly Boulevard Soho from 5 Mar-4 Apr. The new staging of this story of love & loss, seagull attacks, New York muggers & a surprise diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes follows acclaimed runs in Edinburgh, London, New York & more.

The world premiere of 1.17am, or until the words run out by Zoe Hunter Gordon, directed by Sarah Stacey, will run at @finboroughtheatre.bsky.social 10 Feb-7 Mar. The play, co-produced by ZAVA Productions, arrives at the venue following 3 acclaimed sold-out previews at @theatre503.bsky.social.

West End theatres will dim their lights for 2 minutes at 7pm today (2 Dec) in remembrance of the great & good playwright Tom Stoppard Stoppard, who has died aged 88, won an Academy Award for Shakespeare In Love, 3 Laurence Olivier Awards & 5 Tony Awards www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...

The Tony Award-winning musical Kimberly Akimbo will have its European prem at Hampstead Theatre in 2026 alongside 5 new plays & the London stage directing debut of Stanley Tucci (Springwood by Richard Nelson). Also includes the debut of David Pearson, a graduate of Hampstead’s INSPIRE programme.

The @the-rsc.bsky.social production of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind will make its West End premiere at @sohoplace (25 Apr-18 Jul) following a run at the Swan in Stratford-upon-Avon (14 Feb-21 Mar). The cast incs Madeline Appiah, Tsemaye Bob-Egbe, Owen Chaponda, Idriss Kargbo & Sifiso Mazibuko.

@goodchancetheatre.bsky.social has announced the one-woman show A Grain of Sand, written & directed by Elias Matar & performed by Sarah Agha, will run at London’s @arcolatheatre.bsky.social 21-31 Jan ahead of a UK tour. The new production takes an intimate look at war through the eyes of a child.

Ava Pickett’s award-winning first play, the historical drama 1536 (exploring the dynamics of female friendship in a world stacked against women), will transfer to the West End following a sold-out run at the @almeida.co.uk, running from 2 May-1 Aug at the Ambassadors Theatre. Lyndsey Turner directs.

Initial 2026 programming for the @orangetreetheatre.bsky.social includes off-site productions while redevelopment work takes place. Tom Littler directs Love’s Labour’s Lost & Much Ado About Nothing; David Suchet leads a new production of Murder in the Cathedral (@theatreroyalbath.bsky.social).

Liz Francis, Tom Varey & Charlene Boyd have been cast in a revival of Patrick Marber’s adaptation of Strindberg’s Miss Julie, set on the eve of the historic 1945 Labour victory. Dir by Dadiow Lin, the production runs at @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social 11-28 Feb & is co-produced by KB Productions.

Buzz Studios, founded by Adam Goodbody, has announced its inaugural production, Petty Men created by Goodbody, John Chisham & Júlia Levai. A new play after Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, it opens at @arcolatheatre.bsky.social from 19 Nov-20 Dec. Levai directs Goodbody & Chisham in the 2-hander.

Full programming for Jermyn Street Theatre’s 2026 spring season incs Jerome Kilty’s Dear Liar, dir by AD Stella Powell-Jones; the world premiere of Flora Wilson Brown’s new adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s The Waves, dir by Júlia Levai; & a revival of Lyle Kessler’s Orphans @jstheatre.bsky.social.

Offie nominated Darkie Armo Girl, written & performed by Karine Bedrossian, returns to the @finboroughtheatre.bsky.social from 25 Nov-20 Dec Directed by Anastasia Bunce, the world premiere production is presented by Where’s Betty Productions in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough.

New post-show Q&A! Join me at @landutheatre.bsky.social on Wed 5 Nov for Nance Turner's JAMLESS. A brilliant new play centred on women over 40. Working-class sisters: survivors and strangers. #LondonTheatre #postshowtalks terripaddock.com/events/jamle...

Initial casting has been announced for Troupe’s production of Noël Coward’s The Rat Trap, reimagined by Bill Rosenfield, at @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social from 28 Jan-14 Mar. Kirsty Patrick Ward directs Ewan Miller, Lily Nichol & Angela Sims. Troupe returns after The Forsyte Saga Parts 1 & 2.

In our thoughts.

The Royal Court Theatre’s 70th anniversary programme for 2026 includes: * Tilda Swinton in Manfred Karge’s Man to Man * Gary Oldman in Krapp’s Last Tape * Ryan Calais Cameron’s Zambian space race epic The Afronauts * Kimberly Belflower’s John Proctor is the Villain, direct from Broadway

Direct from a run at @edfringe.bsky.social, Mr Jones, about the Aberfan disaster, opens at @finboroughtheatre.bsky.social 28 Oct-22 Nov. Directed by Michael Neri, Mr Jones is the debut work of Liam Holmes who reprises his role in the show alongside Mabli Gwynne. Presented by WilMas Productions.

Writers @robertkhan1.bsky.social & @tomsalinsky.bsky.social (The Gang of Three) return to the @kingsheadtheatre.bsky.social from 26 Mar-3 May with In The Print, a politically charged thriller about ‘The Battle of Wapping’. Josh Roche directs. The Spontaneity Shop & James Quaife Productions produce.

Shortlisted for the @theatre503.bsky.social Playwriting Award 2023, ‘out and proud queer thriller’ An Instinct runs at the Old Red Lion 18 Nov-6 Dec. Written by Hugo Timbrell & dir by Lucy Foster, the play features Connor Dumbrell, Ben Norris & Joe Walsham & is presented by Croft & Dye Productions.

Following a workshop at @theotherpalace.bsky.social in 2024, new musical Redcliffe, written by & starring Jordan Luke Gage, runs at @swkplay.bsky.social from 22 May-4 Jul. Produced by Paul Taylor-Mills, the piece is an epic tale of forbidden love set against the backdrop of 18th century England.

#notyrants #NoKings #NoKingsDay Outside the US Embassy in London today. This is the America I love. 🇺🇸❤️ For everyone everywhere taking to the streets peacefully, thank you. We're all in this together. ✌️🙏 Shoutout to Portland for inflatable animals inspiration. 🐸🦖 @indivisiblelondon.bsky.social

SPID Theatre has announced The Dream, a stage adaptation of Nnenna Samson Abosi’s acclaimed radio play. Directed by Fran Olivares, the timely revival brings to life the struggles, resilience & activism of the Windrush generation in late 1960s & early 1970s Britain. Runs on 31 Oct & 1, 7 & 8 Nov.

David Bedella, Luke Fetherston, Raiko Gohara, Joel Harper-Jackson & Liza Sadovy have been cast in Michael McKeever’s hit Off-Broadway play Daniel’s Husband which will make its UK premiere at London’s Marylebone Theatre from 4 Dec-10 Jan, directed by Alan Souza. Presented by Plastered Productions.

Edward J Moore’s play The Sea Horse, ‘a tender yet brutally honest love story between two hardened outsiders’, will open at London’s Golden Goose Theatre 50 years after its Broadway premiere. Mandi Riggi directs the production which runs from 4-15 Nov and features Rachael Bellis & Jay Rincon.

The brand-new musical Ruth has been announced as part of Wilton’s Music Hall’s spring 2026 season. Produced by Ruth Theatre Productions & running from 18 to 28 Mar, the British noir musical has music by John Cameron, Francis Rockliff & James Reader, with lyrics by Caroline Slocock & Cameron.

Following sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the Old Red Lion Theatre, Edmund Morris’ ‘darkly hilarious’ The Grim will play at @swkplay.bsky.social Borough from 26 Nov-6 Dec. Ben Woodhall directs writer Morris, Louis Davison & Harry Carter in the production presented by RBM.

‘Who wants to live forever? And how much will it cost?’ David Sear’s play Continuity, telling an uncomfortably possible story about a billionaire interfering in an ordinary man's life, plays at the Cockpit Theatre from 19-22 Nov, directed by Rosina Piovani. Presented by True Life Productions.

The Tony Award-winning comedy @ohmaryplayuk will have its West End premiere at @TrafTheatre from 3 Dec. Cole Escola’s play, directed by Sam Pinkleton, will feature Mason Alexander Park as Mary Todd Lincoln alongside Kate O’Donnell, Oliver Stockley, Dino Fetscher & Giles Terera

The full cast & creative team have been announced for Welsh National Theatre’s inaugural production, Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, dir by Francesca Goodridge & starring Michael Sheen. The production opens in Wales in mid-January & moves to London’s @rosetheatre2008.bsky.social from 26 Feb-28 Mar.

Imy Wyatt Corner will direct Fanta Barrie & Ross O’Donnellan in Jessica Norman’s debut full-length play This Little Earth at London’s @arcolatheatre.bsky.social from 22 Oct-15 Nov. The play, presented by 3 hearts canvas & Izzy Carney, was longlisted for The Women’s Prize for Playwriting.

Wanna catch a late show in Camden with me tonight? 🎭 Signs ready for thought-provoking futuristic thriller Jupiter's Ghost Origins + post-show Q&A with writer/director Tani Gill & the cast. 🎟️ 9pm at Etcetera Theatre: terripaddock.com/events/jupit... #theatre #postshowtalks #london

Full casting is announced for the world premiere of new musical Precipice, dir by co-creator @adamlenson.bsky.social & at @newdiorama.bsky.social 11 Nov-13 Dec: Actor-musos Max Alexander-Taylor, Holly Freeman, Isabella Marshall, Melinda Orengo & Eric Stroud. Co-production with Timelapse Theatre.

George Blagden & Jonathan Livingstone have been cast in the world premiere of ‘headphone horror show’ A Ghost in Your Ear, written & dir by Jamie Armitage in collaboration with Ben & Max Ringham. The production runs at Hampstead Theatre Downstairs from 6 Dec-24 Jan. Co-produced by HFH Productions.

Full casting has been announced for the Menier Chocolate Factory production of Noël Coward’s Fallen Angels, running from 21 Nov-21 Feb. Christopher Luscombe directs Janie Dee, Alexandra Gilbreath, Christopher Hollis, Richard Teverson, Sarah Twomey & Graham Vick.

Last year's Jupiter's Ghost told a futuristic tale where the line b/t AI & humanity had blurred completely. Now comes the prequel, Jupiter's Ghost Origins. Join for my Q&A with writer/diretor Tani Gill at Camden's Etcetera Theatre on Mon 29 Sep. terripaddock.com/events/jupit...

A double bill of @paulbradshawuk.bsky.social’s tell me straight & the world premiere of aggy will run at @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social from 5-28 Mar. Imogen Frances will direct tell me straight, also co-directing aggy alongside Bradshaw. Presented by SH Productions & telling tales.

Full casting is announced for the London revival of Stephen Sondheim & James Lapine’s Into the Woods, dir by Jordan Fein at @bridgetheatre.bsky.social 2 Dec-18 Apr. Cast incs: Kate Fleetwood, Jamie Parker, Katie Brayben, Bella Brown, Chumisa Dornford-May, Jo Foster, Oliver Savile & Rhys Whitfield.

Direct from a run at @edfringe.bsky.social & a tour across Wales, Liam Holmes’ new play Mr Jones, An Aberfan Story, dir by Michael Neri, will run at @finboroughtheatre.bsky.social 28 Oct-22 Nov. Holmes & Mabli Gwynne feature in the show presented by WilMas Productions in association with the venue.

Kenneth Branagh will return to @the-rsc.bsky.social in 2 summer 2026 productions, playing Prospero in The Tempest dir by Richard Eyre, & Lopakhin alongside Academy Award-winning actress Helen Hunt as Madame Ranyevskaya in a new version of The Cherry Orchard by Laura Wade, dir by Tamara Harvey.

Jackie Clune, Marcello Cruz, Ash Hunter, Mithra Malek & Eugene McCoy have been cast in the world premiere of 2024 @papatangotc.bsky.social New Writing Prize winner Hannah Doran’s The Meat Kings! (Inc.) of Brooklyn Heights, dir by George Turvey. Runs at @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social 30 Oct-29 Nov.

Meet the full cast for Jean Genet’s The Maids – in a new translation written & directed by Kip Williams, running at @donmarwarehouse.bsky.social from 13 Oct-29 Nov. Yerin Ha, Phia Saban & Lydia Wilson star in the world premiere of this bold new translation. The play marks Williams’ Donmar debut.

Looking forward to tonight's AT LAST post-show Q&A at @landutheatre.bsky.social, celebrating @proforcatheatre.bsky.social's 10th anniversary. A dystopian thriller set in a UK battling a fascist regime. 😱 Any Qs for director @davidbrady83.bsky.social or cast? terripaddock.com/events/at-la...

New Q&A! Before Lenny Henry and Gary Wilmot, Charlie Williams paved the way. ⧓ Join me Fri 12 Sep at the White Bear Theatre for the London premiere of Eh Up, Me Old Flowers, Chris England’s acclaimed play about the pioneering black comedian. terripaddock.com/events/eh-up... #postshowtalks

John Michie, Rhianne Barreto & Matthew Morrison have been cast in Blue/Orange at Greenwich Theatre 1-25 Oct. Writer Joe Penhall is revising his original script, updating the character of Bruce from a young White British man to a young South Asian woman. James Haddrell directs.

Arcola Theatre continues its 25th anniversary season with the London premiere of Crocodile Fever by award-winning writer Meghan Tyler. Running 17 Oct-22 Nov, the production is dir by @arcolatheatre.bsky.social AD Mehmet Ergen. Cast incs Tyler, Rachel Rooney, Stephen Kennedy & James Pedley-Holden.